Presented by Mary Duquaine at WordCamp Chicago 2011

1. The Digital EcoSystem Your home in the Internet

2. Eco- means home, habitat or environment.

3. The Internet as an Eco-System

4. Digital ecosystem is any distributed adaptive open socio-technical system, with properties of self-organization, scalability and sustainability, inspired by natural ecosystems.

5. Your WordPress Website Many people ask how do I get more visitors to my website? Creating great content on a consistent basis is a start – but it is only a start.

6. Your website is home base.

7. Where is your audience? Social Media Networks Online Communities Real-World Communities Personal Connections

8. Digital Communities Twitter LinkedIn Meetup Facebook MapQuest/Google Local/Yelp

9. Twitter

10. LinkedIn

11. Build your online presence, be there, and be there repeatedly.

12. MapQuest

13. FaceBook

14. Meetup

15. Personal Brand Be yourself. Reach out to others authentically. Utilize a combination of digital and “real world” relationships. People just want to know you care.

16. Digital media mimics real world communities. Self-organization Scalability Sustainability

17. Network and Homework Attending live events, conferences, meetups and real world communities builds your network. – Social media makes this easier. Add a link from your website to the WordCamp Chicago Facebook or LinkedIn Group – start a discussion.